Alessio D'Andrea (he/him)

Manager 

Alessio has just returned from his year in industry and is in his final year as a (BSc) Biological Sciences student. He began singing and playing when he was 7 in central London joining his local primary school choir and orchestras. When he entered secondary school, he joined the senior ensemble groups playing the violin and clarinet. He also joined the schools Schola Cantorum, the liturgical choir of The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School. With the Schola Cantorum he has sung at many London venues including Westminster Abbey, St John’s Smith Square, the Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall and sung/soloed in works including Verdi’s Requiem, Bach’s St Matthews Passion, Handle’s Messiah and the Monteverdi’s vespers. He has worked and soloed alongside groups such as The Monteverdi Choir, His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts, St James' Baroque, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Gabrieli Choir. Alessio made his Royal Opera debut in 2014 as Shepherd Boy (Tosca) and sang as the Third Boy (Die Zauberflöte). His other opera work includes La bohème, The Magic Flute with the English National Opera, and in the children’s chorus for Turandot and Die Frau ohne Schatten. He has also taken part in recordings of many soundtracks for films such as Paddington Bear, Transcendence, and Age of Adaline. Alessio is excited to be back at Leeds and ready for another fun year with LUUMS this time working as part of the wider exec for the first-time managing chamber choir.